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Newswire (press release), NY - 3 hours agoDALLAS, June 19 /PRNewswire/
-- Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Centers, Inc. (FFC) has announced the
appointment of Jacob Teitelbaum, MD ...
DALLAS, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Centers, Inc.
(FFC) has announced the appointment of Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, as their
new
Medical Director. A leader in effective therapies for Fibromyalgia and
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for the last 25 years, Dr. Teitelbaum will
head up
medical education programs for the company's clinics as well as
outreach to
the public and media. Currently FFC operates 15 clinics in 12 states
with
plans for expansion into other regions of the U.S.
Dr. Teitelbaum is author of the perennial best-seller From Fatigued
to
Fantastic! (Avery Penguin Putnam) and the recently published Pain Free
1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Chronic Pain Now (McGraw-Hill,
2006). He is senior author of the landmark studies "Effective Treatment
of
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia -- A Placebo-Controlled
Study"
(Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 8:2, 2001), and "Effective
Treatment
of CFS and Fibromyalgia with D-Ribose."
Dr. Kent Holtorf, who served as FFC's Medical Director since the
company's inception 2 1/2 years ago, will assume a new role as Chief of
the
Medical Advisory Board starting July 1, 2006.
"We are delighted to have Dr. Teitelbaum as our new Medical
Director,"
said Robert S. Baurys II, FFC's Founder and Chairman of the Board. "His
expertise in treating Fibromyalgia (FMS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
(CFS)
for over 25 years reinforces our position as the leading diagnostic and
treatment center for these conditions in the world." He added that Dr.
Holtorf and Dr. Teitelbaum are in agreement on foundations for the
standard
of care for FMS and CFS and are committed to working together to ensure
a
smooth transition for FFC.
Dr. Teitelbaum is also Director of the Center for Effective Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia Therapies in Annapolis, MD,
http://www.vitality101.com .
For more information on Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers, Inc.,
visit
http://www.fibroandfatigue.com .
SOURCE Fibromyalgia & Fatigue Centers, Inc.
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